Blockchain & IoT: Powering Next Generation Digital Applications

The Internet of Things (IoT) represents an enormous opportunity for technology vendors. But selling IoT outcomes – in particular into industries that have deep industrial or operational technology (OT) roots – is a fundamental departure from the traditional IT sale.Vendors face a more complex solution sale that goes beyond the usual IT buyer and involves multiple stakeholders that sit at the crossroads of IT, OT and strategic business agendas. For the first time ever, 451 Research launched a Voice of the Enterprise (VoTE) IoT: OT Stakeholder Perspective survey in addition to the quarterly VotE IoT: survey of IT decision-makers. Together, these two surveys provide complementary insights and guidance into the IT and OT view of enterprise IoT deployments, budgets, spending, technology priorities, vendor choices and more.

Fast-casual dining establishments are undergoing a major technological shift. IoT solutions are moving beyond the back of house (e.g. inventory monitoring) out to the front, where new dining experiences lead to happier customers who are spending more per visit. Such innovations, however, depend on wireless connectivity and edge computing that can be challenging – and costly – for a restaurant operator to deploy and manage.

PKI and machine identities are essential building blocks to digital trust as organizations accelerate their path to multi-cloud, zero-trust, and DevOps strategies. According to research from the Identity Defined Security Alliance, 2022 Trends in Securing Digital Identities, 98% of organizations indicated that they are experiencing a growth in identities with 43% attributing the growth to machine identities. Organizations are struggling with the expansion of identity types and specifically the expansion in the machine identity landscape, and the challenges are getting more complex.

On February 7, 2019, Infineon will host a free webinar to teach design engineers tips and best practices for creating and testing new IoT designs.